# Bhurta
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{{short description|Fried mixture of mashed vegetables}}
{{Infobox food
| name = Bharta
| image = Vorta 2.jpg
| caption = Different types of bharta
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|region= [Indian subcontinent](/source/Indian_subcontinent)
| type = savory
| course =
| served = served with rice or [ruti](/source/Roti)
| main_ingredient = mustard oil, onions and chillies with bharta elements
| minor_ingredient =
| variations = [Aloo bhorta](/source/Aloo_chokha), [baigan bharta](/source/baigan_bharta), tamatar bharta, shutkir varta, narikel shutkir vorta
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'''Bhurta''', '''vorta''', '''bhorta''', '''bharta''' or '''chokha'''[{{Cite book |last=Grierson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o8I5NtyUPIsC&dq=chokha+bharta&pg=PA347 |title=Bihar Peasant Life: Being a Discursive Catalogue of the Surroundings of the People of that Province |date=1885 |publisher=Bengal Secretariat Press |language=en}}] is a lightly fried mixture of mashed vegetables in [Desi](/source/Desi) cuisine.[{{cite book|last=Parida|first=Laxmi|title=Purba: Feasts from the East: Oriya Cuisine from Eastern India|publisher=[iUniverse](/source/iUniverse)|date=2 April 2003|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=exe3Yb4fnPAC&pg=PA126|isbn = 0-595-26749-1|accessdate= 14 September 2009}}]
Some variations of this dish are [baingan bhurta](/source/Baingan_bharta) and [aloo bhurta](/source/Aloo_chokha).
== Etymology ==
The word ''bhurta'' is derived from the [Sanskrit](/source/Sanskrit) roots ''bhṛj'' (भृज्) and ''bhṛkta'' (भृक्त)[{{Cite web |last=Platts |first=John T. (John Thompson) |date=1884 |title=A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/platts_query.py?qs=%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE&matchtype=default |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=dsal.uchicago.edu}}] which mean something which is roasted or fried. Thus ''bhurta'' refers to a spicy mash made from roasted, boiled or fried vegetables.[{{Cite book |last=Platts |first=John Thompson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iDtbAAAAQAAJ&q=%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE&pg=PA185 |title=A Dictionary of Urdū, Classical Hindī, and English |date=1884 |publisher=H. Milford |language=en}}]
It is known by different names in South Asia itself, as in;
*[Kashmiri](/source/Kashmiri_language)- ژؠٹِن (''tsetin'')
*[Hindi](/source/Hindi)- भुरता (''bhurtā'')
*[Rajasthani](/source/Rajasthani_language)- बुज्जी/बांटण (''bujji/bā̃ṭaṇ'')
*[Punjabi](/source/Punjabi_language)- ਭੜਥਾ (''bhaṛthā'')
*[Nepali](/source/Nepali_language)- भरता (''bhartā'')
*[Gujarati](/source/Gujarati_language)- ઓળો (''oḷo'')
*[Marathi](/source/Marathi_language)- भरीत (''bharīt'')
*[Bhojpuri](/source/Bhojpuri_language)- चोखा (''chokhā'')
*[Maithili](/source/Maithili_language)- সন্না (''sannā'')
*[Bengali](/source/Bengali_language)- মাখা/ভর্তা (''mākhā''/''bhôrtā'')
*[Assamese](/source/Assamese_language)- পিটিকা (''pitikā'')
*[Odia](/source/Odia_language)- ଚକଟା (''chakaṭā'')
*[Meitei](/source/Meitei_language)- ꯑꯃꯦꯇꯄꯤ (''ametpi'')
*[Kannada](/source/Kannada_language)- ಗೊಜ್ಜು (''gōjju'')
*[Tamil](/source/Tamil_language)- துவயல் (''tuvayal'')
*[Tulu](/source/Tulu_language)- ಗೊಜ್ಜಿ (''gōjji'')
*[Telugu](/source/Telugu_language)- పచ్ఛడి (''pachchaḍi'')
*[Malayalam](/source/Malayalam_language)- ചമ്മന്തി (''chammanti'')
==Ingredients==
Bhurta recipes vary depending on the region and the vegetable(s) used.